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Discernment: Insight into the Mind of Christ

Discernment: Insight into the Mind of Christ 73 Discernment: Insight into the Mind of Christ A friend of mine sent a clipping to me from the San Francisco Chronicle recently. It was an article by religion writer Don Lattin titled "Two Faces of the Spiritual Revival." (December 1, 1989; Section B, 6) The subtitle announced, "New Agers and Pentecostals part of the same 'Great Awakening'." Mr. Lattin chose his topic after Phillip Lucas of the University of California at Santa Barbara presented a paper on this subject at the 1989 meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Anaheim, California. Based upon Lucas' research, Lattin reported a number of striking similarities between the two movements. (1) "Both seek guidance from spirits and a direct experience of the sacred...." (2) "Both see the world on the edge of a radical spiritual trans- formation, whether it is called the 'New Age' or the 'Millen- nium'." (3) "Both stress spiritual and physical healing through the laying on of hands, prayer, crystals or other techniques outside medical science." (4) "Both arose as movements outside the mainline churches but have grown to the extent they are now subtly changing the beliefs and worship styles of the religious establishment." On the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

Discernment: Insight into the Mind of Christ

Robeck, Cecil M.
Pneuma , Volume 11 (1): 73 – Jan 1, 1989
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© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0272-0965
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1570-0747
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10.1163/157007489X00117
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73 Discernment: Insight into the Mind of Christ A friend of mine sent a clipping to me from the San Francisco Chronicle recently. It was an article by religion writer Don Lattin titled "Two Faces of the Spiritual Revival." (December 1, 1989; Section B, 6) The subtitle announced, "New Agers and Pentecostals part of the same 'Great Awakening'." Mr. Lattin chose his topic after Phillip Lucas of the University of California at Santa Barbara presented a paper on this subject at the 1989 meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Anaheim, California. Based upon Lucas' research, Lattin reported a number of striking similarities between the two movements. (1) "Both seek guidance from spirits and a direct experience of the sacred...." (2) "Both see the world on the edge of a radical spiritual trans- formation, whether it is called the 'New Age' or the 'Millen- nium'." (3) "Both stress spiritual and physical healing through the laying on of hands, prayer, crystals or other techniques outside medical science." (4) "Both arose as movements outside the mainline churches but have grown to the extent they are now subtly changing the beliefs and worship styles of the religious establishment." On the

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